† ˈafterness Obs.
[f. after a. + -ness.]
The quality of being after or later; posteriority.
| 1587 Golding De Mornay iv. (1617) 48 Time is but a measure of mouing, wherein there is both a forenesse and an afternesse. 1674 N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 14 To shut out formerness and afterness, which Gods everlastingness has not. |